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Five-voice Papagena are a class act...this album confirms the creativity, skill and musicianship of a group that deserves King's Singers levels of success and attention. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2026, Editor's Choice
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New. Quiet Summer Evening - British Light Classics
Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Sarah Watts, Alexei Watkins, Michael Mace, Chamber Ensemble of London, Peter Fisher
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Nimrod Borenstein: Shakespeare Songs; Mandolin Concerto; Oboe Concerto
Sarah Fox (soprano), Alon Sariel (mandolin), Sanja Romić (oboe), English Chamber Orchestra, Nimrod Borenstein
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African Pianism
RecommendedAyo Bankole, J.h. Kwabena Nketia, Christian Onyeji, Fred Onovwerosuoke, David Earl, Nabil Benabdeljalil & Akin Euba
Rebeca Omordia (piano)
Volta Fantasy, otherwise free-flowing and melodic, is enhanced by a percussive undertone. This idea is taken further by Christian Onyeji, who transfers Nigerian drumming patterns to the piano;... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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This album begins with a cry of joy. It’s Chopin with a hint of the blues, bursting into a groove...There are a good number of premiere recordings on offer here, as well as consistently illuminating... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Nimrod Borenstein: Piano Concerto; Shirim; Light & Darkness
Clélia Iruzun, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, I Musicanti, Nimrod Borenstein
'I strongly believe that contrast is one of the most important aspects of art,’ writes the composer (and in this piece, conductor) in the accompanying note. Stark evidence of that conviction... —
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The centrepiece is a cycle of miniatures by Laura Moody, each of which explores a distinct facet of Hildegard’s persona. Several of these threads are picked up by the other new works, all of... —
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Lozano Rolong's voice is rich, creamy and particularly compelling in her lower register. Araújo offers refined, sensitive playing, though occasionally more presence would be welcome...Alma is... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2025, Editor's Choice
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